Aerial view of the freeway interchange that funnels traffic ...

(AP) - Aerial view of the freeway interchange that funnels traffic off the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge collapsed onto another highway ramp in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, April 29, 2007, after a gasoline tanker truck overturned and caught fire, authorities said. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Let there be light

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Sky is illuminated by anti-aircraft gun fired by the government during attacks by Tamil Tiger's planes in Colombo April 29, 2007. Planes of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels dropped bombs on two oil facilities near the capital Colombo on Sunday, slightly damaging one, the air force said. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA)

Death to America

Protest in Afghan east after civilian deaths (Reuters)

Reuters - Hundreds of Afghans, some shouting "Death to America," protested in the east on Sunday after six people were killed during a raid by U.S.-led coalition forces.

***Then, what would happen?  A return to 9-11.  This is the lesson that has not reached the heads of the Republicans.  Leave them be.  DO NOT use the Middle East as your training grounds for your soldiers.  DO NOT use the Middle East as a dumping site of your old bullets and cruise missiles.  We all have to say goodbye to war.  If we continue to hold weapons of mass destruction (which, US is number one in rank), then, there will be no peace.  You want war to end?  Stop provoking war.  Stop using conflict as a means to further business - by selling your weapons.

French hostage heads home

Released French Hostage Heads Home

A French aid worker who was kidnapped by the Taliban in Afghanistan returned home to France Sunday, diplomatic officials said.

***If US held a Taliban hostage, would operatives release him/her as well?  Just a question. 

Better question.  If US held a Taliban, would s/he be called a hostage? 

Gaddafi: Do not interfere

Gaddafi cautions West over Darfur (Reuters)

Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi cautioned the West on Saturday over involvement in the standoff in Sudan's western Darfur region and restated his opposition to international peacekeepers.

***One, I hated Gaddafi as a youngster.

Two, I don't believe some of the Western people are there for peacekeeping.  Rather, they are there to sell firearms. 

Three, I agree with Muammar.  Although I hated him as a kid. 

Four, I am not a kid anymore.  Nor am I ignorant.

Artillery barrage launched by US

U.S. launches artillery barrage in Baghdad (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. military in Iraq launched an artillery barrage in southern Baghdad on Sunday against suspected insurgent targets, with two dozen loud explosions shaking the southern outskirts of the capital.

Army chief: Speed up troop hike

Army chief wants to speed up troop hike (AP)

AP - The Army's new chief of staff said Saturday he wants to accelerate by two years a plan to increase the nation's active duty soldiers by 65,000.

Israel denies seize of West Bank land

Israeli army denies seizing new West Bank land for barrier (AFP)

AFP - The Israeli army on Sunday denied it was seizing additional land near Jericho in the occupied West Bank for the Jewish state's controversial separation barrier.

Self defense

Hamas leader justifies rocket attacks (AP)

AP - A leader of the militant Hamas justified recent rockets attacks on Israel as "self defense," while the camp of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday urged the preservation of a 5-month-old truce with the Israelis.

Unlit candles for Saddam

Saddam's birthday marked with unlit candles (Reuters)

Reuters - About 200 Iraqis celebrated Saddam Hussein's birthday in his home town on Saturday, calling the former president who was executed last December a martyr who resisted the "occupation."

Car bomb detonates 60

Car bomb kills 60 near Iraqi Shi'ite shrine (Reuters)

Reuters - A suicide car bomber killed 60 people and wounded 170 near one of Iraq's most revered Shi'ite Muslim shrines on Saturday, in an attack likely to inflame sectarian tensions.

Israel seizes West Bank land

Israel seizes West Bank land for controversial barrier (AFP)

AFP - Israel is to confiscate 23 hectares (57 acres) of Palestinian farmland in the occupied West Bank for its controversial security barrier, according to a military order seen by AFP on Saturday.

We released the woman, says Taliban

Afghan Taliban say have released French woman hostage

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban said on Saturday it had released a French woman aid worker abducted early this month, but there was no immediate confirmation from Kabul or Paris.

194 child soldiers in Sri Lanka

Unicef says pro-Sri Lanka group holding 194 child soldiers

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- A pro-government Tamil militant group is holding at least 194 child soldiers despite promises it would free underage combatants, Unicef said Saturday.

US jets destroy truck bomb

U.S. jets destroy truck bomb in west Iraq: military (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. fighter jets destroyed a truck rigged with explosives near the volatile city of Falluja in western Iraq, a U.S. military statement said on Saturday.

2-pound tumor removed from newborn

2-pound tumor taken from newborn's neck (AP)

AP - Doctors removed a 2-pound tumor from the back of a newborn's neck and the baby girl appeared to be doing fine a day after she was born, her parents said.

Tale of a tough woman who's 101 years old

Man arrested in mugging of woman, 101 (AP)

AP - She was brutally mugged in a crime that outraged New Yorkers, but the 101-year-old victim said the attack hasn't intimidated her.

Pharmacy Error leads to 3 deaths

Pharmacy Error Cited in 3 Deaths

A pharmacy erroneously made a drug 10 times more potent than intended, which killed three people who received it at an Oregon clinic, the state medical examiner said Friday.

Boyfriend pleads not guilty

Boyfriend charged in killings of 2 boys (AP)

AP - A man who told police he was disciplining his girlfriend's sons over chores when the situation escalated pleaded not guilty Friday to fatally stabbing the boys and sexually assaulting their 13-year-old sister.

Quake spews WWII remnants

Quake brings WWII boat up from ocean floor

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A million-in-one chance

Women defy million to one odds with successive holes-in-one (Reuters)

Reuters - Two amateur women golfers hitconsecutive holes-in-one at a course in England, defying oddsof a million to one, their club said on Friday.

Spanish court charges US soldiers of slaughter

Spanish court charges US soldiers

A Spanish judge charges three US soldiers in connection with the killing of a Spanish journalist in Iraq in 2003.

French hate French more than Americans do

French said to outpace Americans in French-bashing (Reuters)

Reuters - The French dislike themselves even morethan the Americans dislike them, according to an opinion poll published on Friday.

***Don't wanna get caught in between.  Don't hate the French.  Nor the Americans.  Just hate US foreign policy, is all.

16300 pounds. 12 feet. By ears.

Strongman Pulls 16,300-pound Airliner 12 Feet

If you've ever complained about your ears hurting after a flight, read on.

Top US officer detained, charged

Top U.S. officer at Iraq prison detained, charged (Reuters)

Reuters - A top officer at a key U.S. military detention centre in Iraq has been charged with "aiding the enemy" and having improper relationships including one with the daughter of a detainee, the U.S. military said on Thursday.

Stupid robber leaves his AK-47 receipt

Alleged robber leaves his AK-47 receipt (AP)

AP - Sheriff's deputies tracked down a suspect in an armed robbery with a receipt he left at the scene of the crime, authorities said.

Hawking getting ready

Stephen Hawking set to fly weightless (AP)

AP - Stephen Hawking has been imprisoned by his body for many years. But for a few seconds on Thursday, the celebrated physicist and author will float free, unrestricted by his paralyzed muscles and his wheelchair as he floats weightless on a zero gravity flight.

Drunken man and horse rest in bank's entrance

A photo released by police on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 shows ...

(AP) - A photo released by police on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 shows a horse standing next to a sleeping man in the foyer of a bank in the east German village of Wiesenburg on Monday, April 23, 2007. The obviously drunken man tried to rest with his horse in the bank's entrance, when passers-by called the police who could convince the man and horse to leave the bank. (AP Photo/Police Handout)

Disturbance at New Castle Correctional

Members of the Indiana state Police SWAT team arrive at the ...

(AP) - Members of the Indiana state Police SWAT team arrive at the New Castle Correctional Facility after a prisoner disturbance at the facility in New Castle, Ind., Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Two staff members were injured in a disturbance Tuesday at a medium-security prison that began when inmates from Arizona and Indiana clashed, authorities said. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Suicide bombings kill 27

Suicide bombings around Iraq kill 27 (AP)

AP - Three suicide bombers launched attacks in different parts of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 27 people and wounding nearly 60 on Monday, police and politicians said.

Obesity on the rise in Europe

Obesity rising in Europe, especially in children (Reuters)

Reuters - The number of overweight people in Europe is rising and there is an especially worrying trend of increasing childhood obesity and in the number of people who are grossly obese, according to recent studies.

***The man in the picture was me.  Oh my God. 

Afghan intel officer beheaded

Afghan intelligence officer beheaded (AP)

AP - Assailants abducted and beheaded an Afghan intelligence service employee and struck one of the agency's vehicles with a remote-controlled bomb in a separate attack, killing six employees and wounding three, officials said Monday.

More Suicide Bombs, Deaths

2 Suicide Bombs Kill 13

Two suicide car bombers attacked a police station in a residential area of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 13 people and wounding 82, police said.

Suicide Bomber Kills 6 in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in an east Afghan city, killing six civilians and wounding 40 others, officials said.

Corpses rot in streets

Shells rock Mogadishu, corpses rot in street (Reuters)

Reuters - Rotting corpses lay in the open and explosions shook Mogadishu on Sunday for a fifth day of battles between insurgents and allied Somali-Ethiopian troops that have killed more than 200 people, residents said.

US Army's PC game recruiting plan under heavy fire

US Army's computer game recruiting plan takes fire (AFP)

AFP - Anti-recruitment groups are slamming a US Army deal to sponsor a computer war game channel, charging that real war is no game.

Israeli troops kills 8 Palestinians, including 17-year old girl

Israeli troops kill 8 Palestinians (AP)

AP - Israeli troops killed eight Palestinians, including a 17-year-old girl, in a two-day surge of fighting across the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said Sunday.

Last exhibition for No.6

The Navy Blue Angels perform the last maneuver before Blue Angel ...

(AP) - The Navy Blue Angels perform the last maneuver before Blue Angel No. 6 (plane just above center) crashed during an air show at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in Beaufort, S.C., Saturday, April 21, 2007. Blue Angel No. 6, one of two solo pilots crashed two minutes after this picture was made about four miles west of the base as the team was setting up for its final maneuver. (AP Photo/Birmingham News, Mark Almond)

SK sends 400k tons of rice to NK

S. Korea sending 400,000 tons of rice to North

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This little piggy had 600 dollars

Thief Snatches Piggy Bank With $600

This little piggy had $600. Its rightful owner now has none. A pink ceramic piggy bank filled with quarters, dollar coins and some bills was stolen from the counter of the Smokehouse Deli, the owner reported Friday.

We are dying of hunger!

Kenyan farmers want land open to hunters (AP)

AP - For the farmers of Kenya, life is a constant contest for grass and water between their herds and the wild animals that share the land. Now they are waging a new struggle, this time against the international animal welfare lobby. Pleading poverty, the farmers want to open their land to wealthy fee-paying hunters. The advocacy groups are firmly opposed.

Buying guns seem fun

A man buys a gun, as his son waits for him at the Gun Gallery ...

(AFP/File) - A man buys a gun, as his son waits for him at the Gun Gallery in Glendale, California, 18 April 2007. Debate raged anew Saturday over gun controls in the United States after reports said that Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-Hui should not have been able to legally buy guns due to his mental health history.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)

Clinton: My husband would be out of here. I mean, roaming ambassador.

Clinton says husband would be ambassador (AP)

AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that if she is elected president, she would make her husband a roaming ambassador to the world, using his skills to repair the nation's tattered image abroad.

Arnold is headed to MTV. And why?

Schwarzenegger lets MTV 'pimp' his ride (AP)

AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is headed to MTV to promote Earth Day with an 800-horsepower car that runs on renewable biodiesel fuel.

Collective punishment?

Sunnis complain about Baghdad barrier (AP)

AP - A wall U.S. troops are building around a Sunni enclave in Baghdad came under increasing criticism on Saturday, with residents calling it "collective punishment" and a local leader saying construction began without the neighborhood council's approval.

Simonyi heads back to Earth

Space tourist Simonyi heads back to Earth (Reuters)

Reuters - Space tourist Charles Simonyi left for Earth on Saturday after a two- week stay at the orbiting International Space Station.

Spy for Israel Convicted

Egyptian-Canadian found guilty of spying for Israel (Reuters)

Reuters - An Egyptian court convicted an Egyptian-Canadian dual citizen on Saturday of spying for Israel, and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, witnesses said.

Park Owner killed by own lions

S. Africa park owner mauled to death by lions

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The owner of a game reserve was mauled to death by a pride of lions Friday as helpless paramedics looked on.

Deregulation did not work there

Deregulation fails to lower power rates in US states

Not one of the 16 states — plus the District of Columbia — that have pushed forward with deregulation since the late 1990s can call it a success. In fact, consumers in those states fared worse than residents in states that stuck with a policy of regulating their power industries.

Dems stage all-out war

Democrats threaten new flurry of subpoenas (Reuters)

Reuters - A Democratic committee chairman in the U.S. House of Representatives threatened on Friday to subpoena Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice if she refuses to testify voluntarily about claims made in the run-up to the Iraq war.

Wal-Mart: Surveillance? We didn't find any.

Wal-Mart says finds no evidence of surveillance (Reuters)

Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Friday that it has found no evidence that a fired systems technician secretly listened to its board or that the retailer conducted surveillance on shareholders who submitted proposals for its upcoming shareholders meeting.

NASA evacuates

NASA evacuates Texas center after gunman report

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Workers evacuated a building at NASA's Johnson Space Center and police surrounded it on Friday after reports that a man with a gun was spotted and shots were fired, authorities said.

Beheader is a boy

Jihadist Video Shows Boy Beheading Man

The boy with the knife looks barely 12. In a high-pitched voice, he denounces the bound, blindfolded man before him as an American spy. Then he hacks off the captive's head to cries of "God is great!" and hoists it in triumph by the hair.

Women power - even in drug cartels

More women rule, and die, in Mexico's drug gangs

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Challenging the stereotype of macho Mexico, women are moving into positions of power in male-dominated drug cartels but in the process suffering gruesome deaths in turf wars among traffickers.

    

Say on Pay

House approves "say on pay" for shareholders (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Friday to give shareholders the right to cast nonbinding votes on the pay of top company executives, handing investor advocates a win over the business community and defying the Bush administration.

US boosts security in Germany

Citing terror threat, U.S. boosts security in Germany (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. embassy in Germany said on Friday it was increasing security at its facilities in response to what it described as an increased threat of terrorism in the country.

The show has started - Drought in Australia

Australia's drought linked to global warming (AFP)

AFP - An unprecedented drought that has withered Australia's major food production zone could be a taste of things to come as global warming ramps up, experts said Friday.

Clashes erupt around Baghdad mosque

Clashes erupt around Baghdad mosque (AP)

AP - Clashes erupted between gunmen and U.S. and Iraqi forces around a Shiite mosque in western Baghdad before Friday prayers, and two suspected insurgents were killed, the American military said.

Predictions made in 1900

1900 Predictions

Prediction #1: There will probably be from 350,000,000 to 500,000,000 people in America and its possessions by the lapse of another century. Nicaragua will ask for admission to our Union after the completion of the great canal. Mexico will be next. Europe, seeking more territory to the south of us, will cause many of the South and Central American republics to be voted into the Union by their own people.”

(Read the 29 predictions here).

Terror Warning in Central Mindanao

US, Australia warn of terror attacks in Central Mindanao

The United States Embassy in Manila on Friday warned that a terrorist group might be plotting bomb attacks in Central Mindanao in the coming days as it advised Americans in the Philippines to avoid traveling to the region.

Ghost yacht baffles investigators

'Ghost yacht' found off Australia

A search is launched after a yacht is found drifting off the Queensland coast with its engine running but no crew.

Oldest thief at it again

Belgium's oldest thief faces jail again (Reuters)

Reuters - An 80-year-old dubbed Belgium's oldestthief by the media faces the prospect of a renewed spell injail after stealing from a church donation box.

Roco is green

Roco tops ‘green candidate’ survey

MANILA, Philippines -- Genuine Opposition (GO) senatorial candidate Sonia Roco has emerged as the “greenest” senatorial candidate in a survey of the bets conducted by an alliance of environmental groups.

***Sadly, she also said "autistic".  And that's not green to me.  Filipinos don't understand green or not-green.  Chances for her landing even in the top 15 is almost zero

Romanian president suspended

Romanian parliament suspends president (AP)

AP - Romania's parliament voted Thursday to suspend the popular president who ushered in economic and social reforms to help the country join the European Union, accusing him of abusing his constitutional powers.

911 used for paging drug dealer

Pair looking for drug dealer dial 911 (AP)

AP - Two men were arrested Tuesday after they mistakenly called 911 when they were trying to page a drug dealer, police said. Paul White, 38, and Ryan Ogle, 25, punched 911 as an urgent code to the dealer when they made the call from a pay phone around 3 a.m., Sgt. Michael Olivieri said.

Mass Grave

Iraqis bury victims from deadly attacks (AP)

AP - Grieving relatives retrieved bodies from hospital morgues Thursday, and passers-by gawked at the giant crater left by a market bomb in one of four attacks that killed 183 people on the bloodiest day since the U.S. troop increase began nine weeks ago.

East Europe - Outsourcing Center

Eastern Europe Becomes a Center for Outsourcing

A few urban areas of the former Communist bloc are transforming into outsourcing centers for corporations in the U.S. and Europe.

Microsoft plan to double PC base

Microsoft plan to double PC base

Microsoft software will sell for just $3 in some parts of the world in an attempt to double the number of global PC users.

We are not affected

Iran: Military Not Affected by Sanctions

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that U.N. sanctions slapped on his nation over its nuclear program had no effect on Iran's armed forces, claiming that his military was self-sufficient.

We will cut off the hand of any attacker

Iran will "cut off hand" of any attacker: Ahmadinejad (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran's army will "cut off the hand" of any attacker and is at the ready to fulfill its defensive duties, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday during an annual military parade.

36.8 degrees yesterday.

Tuesday was Manila's hottest day so far in '07

Tuesday, April 17, was Metro Manila's hottest day so far this year, with temperatures reaching 36.8 degrees Celsius, state weather forecasters said.

***It was so hot, I dreamed that the sun has turned into a red giant and engulfed the earth, fuck it.

Most dangerous place to fly

Russia the most dangerous place to fly in 2006: IATA (Reuters)

Reuters - Russia remains the most dangerous place to fly despite global improvements that made 2006 the safest year on record, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported on Tuesday.

2014 Asian Games will be in South Korea

S Korea wins Asian Games vote

South Korea celebrates being named host of the 2014 Asian Games in over the Indian city of Delhi.

***Hope there are no shooters there.

Smokin' Joe smokin' angry over files

Boxer Frazier Sues Daughter Over Files

Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has sued his daughter for the return of his contracts, product endorsements and other business papers.

North Korea may be preparing to shut down reactor

NKorea may be preparing to shut reactor: report - Yahoo! News

Isn't this too much for US?  I mean, if it were Germany or France, it won't matter.  Here is North Korea saying they wanted also a piece of nuclear energy and US is all over their yellow ass.  Come on.  The same goes for Iran.  US fears those countries that are not their allies.

Intel: New Chips will make speed 40% faster

Intel says new chips up to 40% faster

BEIJING -- US Chip giant Intel's upcoming Penryn processors will boost computer speed by 40 percent for gaming compared to existing top-line chips, the company said Tuesday.

Casino crackdown in China

China border casino crackdown

More than 100 casinos along China's borders close due to a major crackdown, Chinese media reports.

We will sue

Lopez, Anthony to sue National Enquirer (AP)

AP - Jennifer Lopez and her husband, Marc Anthony, are suing the National Enquirer in European courts over the tabloid's claims they were linked to a drug scandal, their Belfast lawyer said Monday.

Woman first to run the Boston Marathon in orbit (on a treadmill)

U.S. woman first to run Boston marathon in orbit (Reuters)

Reuters - An American astronaut became the first person to run the Boston Marathon in space on Monday, completing the 26.2 miles on a treadmill in the orbiting International Space Station.

***Cute, odd, but not accurate.  And why the addition of Boston?  Ah, ok.  She's American. 

NK may be preparing to shut it down

Unusual activity seen around NKorea reactor (AFP)

AFP - US satellites have spotted unusual activity around North Korea's nuclear reactor, South Korea's intelligence service said Tuesday, and news reports said Pyongyang may be preparing to shut it down.

Natural Gas for Cars

New Tanks Could Make Natural Gas Practical for Cars

Corncob waste is one scientist's solution to the problem of developing smaller natural gas tanks that could fit into passenger vehicles.

No More

UK: No More 'War on Terror'

The British government has stopped using the phrase "war on terror" to refer to the struggle against political and religious violence, according to a Cabinet minister's prepared remarks for a Monday speech.

Homes to get free energy monitors

UK homes are to get a free "real-time monitor" to show how much electricity is being used, ministers propose.

India eyes ICBMs

After testing China-specific missile, India eyes ICBMs (AFP)

AFP - Buoyed by the successful test of a missile that can hit China, India says it can extend its nuclear range beyond Asia, but experts say it is unlikely to take such a step for fear of upsetting the West.

Chavez challenges US

Chavez challenges U.S. with energy summit (Reuters)

Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will seek to use oil wealth to consolidate regional support for his anti-U.S. politics as he hosts an energy summit of South American leaders on Monday.

German defense condemns training video

German defense ministry condemns training video (Reuters)

Reuters - The German Defence Ministry on Monday condemned a German army instructor who was filmed ordering a recruit to imagine he was firing a machine gun at "African Americans" who were insulting his mother.

Mother defies deportation inside a church in Chicago

Mother defies deportation in US church

CHICAGO -- For eight months now, Elvira Arellano has defied a deportation order and taken sanctuary inside a streetfront Chicago church.

Saudi: Darfur deal reached

Saudi says Darfur deal reached (Reuters)

Reuters - Sudan has signed an agreement with the United Nations and the African Union (AU) on the deployment of African and U.N. forces in Darfur, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

After 200 years, Washingtonians may get vote

Washington, after 200 years, may get vote in Congress

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It has taken a little over 200 years, but Washingtonians finally sense that their quirky status as citizens without voting representation in the U.S. Congress might just be coming to an end.  

Storm in Camden County

A Camden County employee leans from the cab of a dump truck ...

(AP) - A Camden County employee leans from the cab of a dump truck looking towards a yellow car, abandoned by its driver, stalled in water that overflowed the banks of the Cooper River along South Park Drive, Sunday, April 15, 2007, in Collingswood, N.J. A major nor'easter predicted to be the region's worst storm in 15 years pounded New Jersey on Sunday with heavy rain and high winds, causing hundreds of flight cancellations and flooding roadways. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

Next Major Headache City for US Military

Attacks Surge as Iraq Militants Overshadow City

Baquba has emerged as a magnet for insurgents and, perhaps, the next major headache for the U.S. military.

Roach not happy with Pacquiao's performance

Roach not happy with Pacquiao's 'toying around'

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Despite Manny Pacquiao’s seemingly easy victory over Jorge Solis for the vacant WBC international super featherweight crown Saturday (Sunday n Manila), his trainers — Freddie Roach and Justin Fortune — were unimpressed.

***I agree most emphatically.  If it were a more experienced opponent, he would've kissed the canvass.  That prick. 

No hostage deal

Kabul rules out French hostage deal amid fighting

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO forces killed at least 10 Taliban in an overnight assault in eastern Afghanistan, hours before a suicide bomber killed four people on Sunday in rising violence after the annual winter lull.

Blair's pride

My legacy will last, says Blair

Tony Blair says the reforms carried out during his time as prime minister will "stand the test of time".

***I agree.  Sorry for the anti-Blair.  I like this guy.  When he speaks, he makes me want to volunteer also for Iraq offensive.  He he.

Putin speaks with Mixed Fighting overall champ

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with overall champion ...

(AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with overall champion in the Mixed Fighting Fyodor Yemelnyanenko during Russia against USA Mixed Fighting Championship at the Ledovy stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, late Saturday, April 14, 2007, with Belgium actor Jean Claude Van Damme in the background. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Vladimir Rodionov)

US Marine unit shooting decried

Marine shooting in Afghanistan decried (AP)

AP - A U.S. Marine unit broke international humanitarian law by using excessive force during a shooting spree last month that left 12 people dead, an Afghan human rights group said in a report Saturday.

***It's better to shoot than to die, y'stupid jerks.  All you have to do is to decry.  Them people are like dogs dying out there.  If y'don't want that to happen, send them home. 

825,000 dollars worth of jewelry stolen

Thieves take time to steal at watch fair (AP)

AP - Thieves have stolen jewelry worth about $825,000 from the world's biggest and most luxurious watch and jewelry fair, authorities said Saturday.

Current Champions in Boxing

Current Boxing Champions - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports

Pacquiao stops Solis in 8th.

Pacquiao stops Solis in eighth round - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Manny Pacquiao stopped Jorge Solis with a powerful right hand in the eighth round Saturday night after struggling through the opening five rounds and being cut by a head butt in the sixth.

Pacquiao (44-3-2, 34 knockouts) holds the WBC international super featherweight belt, and is the WBC's No. 1 contender to the title held by Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico. Solis, the brother of IBF light flyweight champion Ulises Solis, lost for the first time in 35 fights.

Slain preacher's wife accused of check fraud

Slain preacher's wife accused of check fraud

The day before a Tennessee preacher was shot to death, a banker tried to reach the preacher's wife several times about an account in her name that was nearly $5,000 overdrawn, a corporate fraud investigator testified Saturday.

Chavez knocks out Shuler in 2nd round

Chavez knocks out Shuler in Round 2

Mexican Julio Chavez Jr., son of the famed boxer, knocked down Americna Anthony Shuler twice in the second round of their 10-round no-title welterweight bout. Thus ended the shortest match so far of the Blaze of Glory event, with a knockout 1:26 into the second round. - GMANews.TV

***It is like seeing Julio Cesar, the dad, all over again.  Only, this time, he's better looking.

Mijares over Arce in a bloody fight

Mijares retains WBC super flyweight title vs Jorge Arce

Mexican Cristian Mijares defended his World Boxing Council super flyweight title in a bloody match with countryman Jorge Arce at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila).

Chicago in 2016?

Chicago tops L.A., will bid for Olympics (AP)

AP - Now Chicago takes on the rest of the world. The Windy City's bid to hold a Summer Games for the first time moved to the international stage Saturday when the U.S. Olympic Committee capped a yearlong search for an American candidate for 2016 by picking Chicago over two-time host Los Angeles.

Viloria loses

Sosa defeats Fil-Am bet Viloria

MANILA, Philippines--Edgar Sosa of Mexico has won the vacant World Boxing Council lightflyweight belt with a decision over Filipino-American Brian Viloria.

***He ought to be taught how to punch.  He looked like a third-grader.  There was a blind judge who scored the fight even.  How could he not see? 

Halton City ravaged by severe storm

Traffic passes by a billboard that was damaged by a severe storm ...

(AP) - Traffic passes by a billboard that was damaged by a severe storm that swept through North Texas Friday, April 13, 2007, in Haltom City, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Returning troops face obstacles to care

Returning troops face obstacles to care (AP)

AP - Injured soldiers returning home for medical treatment face an unacceptable maze of paperwork and bureaucracy, leaders of a presidential commission on veterans' health care said Saturday.

21 killed in Thai flash floods

Flash floods in Thailand kill 21

BANGKOK, Thailand - Flash floods swept over two waterfalls Saturday on a southern Thai mountain popular with picknickers and swimmers, killing at least 21 people as the country celebrated its traditional New Year, officials said.

Several killed in suicide blast

Several killed in Afghan suicide blast (Reuters)

Reuters - A suicide bomber blew himself up outside an Afghan police headquarters in the east of the country on Saturday, killing at least eight people, officials said.

Iraq violence kills 62

Iraq violence slaughters 62 (AFP)

AFP - A suicide car bomb killed 34 people near a revered Shiite shrine in Iraq's pilgrimage city of Karbala on Saturday, exactly two months after troops launched a security crackdown in Baghdad.